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FIFTY
SHADES OF PINK team is made up of a group of girlfriends who raise funds
annually to participate in the Avon 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk in Santa Barbara,
CA.

For
one weekend in September, we wake up before the crack of dawn, dress in as much
Pink as humanly possible and prepare to walk for 39.9 miles.

We
suffer and laugh through:

•Torn
muscles which require surgery

•Blisters
that are almost covering your entire foot and body parts you never realize you
could get a blister on (ButtCrackGate 2013)

•Passing
out in the triage medical unit

•Sleeping
in a tent on the grass

•Taking
the best mobile showers EVER

•Limping
like old ladies

•Cursing
at the curbs to get onto the sidewalk (Walk 39 miles and you will be cursing at
them too).

We
do this all in the hopes that no other Mother, Sister, Aunt or Friend will have
to deal with Breast Cancer.

***Money
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Never Been
Ready (The Ready Series Book 2) by J.L. Berg

Leah Morgan was done with men. After barely surviving a horrendous
childhood, and a boyfriend who bailed when things got rough, Leah had given up
on love. Then she met him, Hollywood’s new golden boy who suddenly had eyes
only for her. She tried to convince herself that one night couldn’t hurt, but
after six months, the memories of his mesmerizing gaze and searing touch still
invaded her every thought.

Declan James had just one rule when it came to women. Keep it simple, and never
linger. That all changed the moment he met Leah. Even across a crowded bar, he
could tell she was different. Sweet, with just the right amount of sass, she
made him break his golden rule and now he couldn’t walk away.

When casual becomes anything but, and emotions run deep, will Leah and Declan
fight their fears, or let old insecurities tear them apart? When Declan’s past
comes roaring back in a way neither of them could have expected, will they
stand united or be torn apart by the challenges that lie ahead?

It was only supposed to be one night, but only forever will do.

Dominic
(Slater Brothers Book 1) by L.A. Casey

WARNING: If you don’t like leading males that are possessive
pr**ks, Dominic is NOT for you. If you don’t like leading females that are
stubborn bi**hes, Dominic is NOT for you. If you don’t like characters who have
bad tempers, Dominic is NOT for you. Most of all, if you don’t like characters
who CURSE A LOT and say EXACTLY what they feel and are thinking without sugar
coating it then Dominic is REALLY NOT for you.

After a car accident killed her parents when she was a child, Bronagh Murphy
chose to box herself off from people in an effort to keep herself from future
hurt. If she doesn’t befriend people, talk to them or acknowledge them in any
way they leave her alone just like she wants.

When Dominic Slater enters her life, ignoring him is all she has to do to get
his attention. Dominic is used to attention, and when he and his brothers move
to Dublin, Ireland for family business, he gets nothing but attention.
Attention from everyone except the beautiful brunette with a sharp tongue.

Dominic wants Bronagh and the only way he can get to her, is by dragging her
from the boxed off corner she has herself trapped in the only way he knows
how…by force.

Dominic wants her, and what Dominic wants, Dominic gets.

The Boy Who
Sneaks in my Bedroom Window by Kirsty Moseley

Amber Walker and her older brother, Jake, have an abusive father.
One night her brother’s best friend, Liam, sees her crying and climbs through
her bedroom window to comfort her. That one action sparks a love/hate
relationship that spans over the next eight years.

Liam is now a confident, flirty player who has never had a girlfriend before.
Amber is still emotionally scarred from the abuse she suffered at the hands of
her father. Together they make an unlikely pair.

Their relationship has always been a rocky one, but what happens when Amber
starts to view her brother’s best friend a little differently? And how will her
brother, who has always been a little overprotective, react when he finds out
that the pair are growing closer? Find out in The Boy Who Sneaks In My Bedroom
Window.

When the
Sun Goes Down (Dusk Til Dawn Book 1) by Erin Noelle

A story of deception…

Trina is a quiet, reserved music teacher at an inner-city elementary school.
Because of the traumatic events of her childhood, she’s skittish of people in
general, but men especially frighten her. However, when Lucca Ellis appears in
her life, he refuses to take no for an answer. Will he be able to help her
overcome the past that has kept her a prisoner for over eight years?

Kat is a woman scorned and out for revenge. Wronged by the men in her life, she
thrives on belittling and dominating all men that she comes in contact with.
Her end goal is to make the one man, the one who stole her life away as a
child, pay for his actions, and she doesn’t care who she has to destroy to get
there.

These two lives that both thrive on control, were never supposed to overlap,
but anything can happen… When the Sun Goes Down.

Freefall:
Custom Culture #1 by Tess Oliver

Ever since a tragic accident killed her family and left her alone in the world,
Scotlyn James hasn’t spoken one word. Up until now she didn’t care that she had
no way of talking to people. Her awful aunt would never have listened, and
Lincoln Hammond the arrogant, selfish man who pulled her from the streets of
Los Angeles wouldn’t hear her words if she could speak. But when Lincoln
insists she get a tattoo to cover up a scar on her side, Scotlyn meets the
artist, Nix Pierce. And now she longs for her voice. Now she has found someone
who will hear her.

All for You
(A Laurel Heights Novel) by Kate Perry

Anna Godwin likes it spicy.

At least she used to. Somewhere between law school and real life, she lost her
sparkle. Now she wears boring business suits to boring dates in her boring
life.

The last time Anna remembers feeling that sizzle was with the one man who’s all
cayenne and passion: Max Corazao, the one who got away.

Except Max still sees Anna as a woman full of spice. And Anna intends to do
whatever she can to be that woman again—with his (unknowing) help…

Searching
for Moore by Julie A. Richman

I lost the love of my life when she disappeared without even a
goodbye.

It was the 80’s – there was no internet, no Google, no cell phones.

If you wanted to disappear, you could.

And she did.

She crushed my soul.

A friend just told me he saw her on Facebook.

And now I’m a keystroke away from asking her the question that’s haunted me for
two decades.

“Why did you leave me?”

Two decades after she broke his heart, sexy entrepreneur Schooner Moore
uncovers the truth and betrayal his life has been built on when he Facebook
friend requests college love, Mia Silver. Determined to win Mia’s love once
again, Schooner embarks on a life-altering journey that could cost him
everything.

Until
Trevor (Until Series Book 2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

Trevor Mayson had his life planned out – make the family business
successful and play the field for a few more years before eventually settling
down. Then he sees her. Liz Hayes was beautiful, shy and everything that he
could ever want…but she didn’t fit into his plans. After Trevor painfully
rejects her, Liz finally starts to move on, but Trevor is finding it difficult
to truly let her go. It seems the more he tries to stay away, the more intense
his feelings for her become. Like a stretched rubber band, he can only take so
much before snapping.

Liz Hayes is done waiting for Trevor and isn’t interested in getting her heart
broken by him again, but Trevor is making it difficult for her to forget him
when he shoves his way back into her life.

Can Trevor prove to her that he is worth falling in love with again, and is he
ready to change his life plan to let her into his heart?

In A
Heartbeat (Rebel Walking #1) by Hilary Storm

Eaven Bennett is a college student with a passion for photography.
She has high hopes of completing college and starting a new life as she moves
away from her hometown with her best friend, Ivy Adams. Her last boyfriend
ruined any chance of her trusting ever again.

Talon Walker is the dark and intriguing drummer for the up and coming band
‘Rebel Walking’. A tragedy in his past has left him empty with no desire for a
relationship. That is until he meets Eaven.

One minute your heart is filled with love, the next your entire life comes
crashing down. Everything can change in a heartbeat. Can Eaven and Talon
overcome the obstacles in their way and find love?

Tears of
Tess by Pepper Winters

“My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect.

Then it all changed.

I was sold.”

Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in
property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with
possibility.

For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a
romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting
sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking
forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.

But lusty paradise is shattered.

Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and
terror.

Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves
from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t
save her from the horror of being sold.

Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner
change her life forever?

A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to
grief, slavery, and hard to read subjects. A story about finding love in the
strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness
that may not be enough.

Summary: B.L. Wilde, Jeanne
McDonald, Jo Matthews, Mary Elizabeth, and Sarah Elizabeth give us five good
reasons why good girls love bad boys. The men of Branded are sexy, adventurous,
and troubled deep into their souls. There may be no redeeming them, but at the
risk of losing everything, these good girls must decide if loving their bad boy
is indeed worth the cost.

Condemned by B.L.Wilde

Ten years served for a crime he didn’t commit. Ten
years to lose everything he ever knew. Finally released from prison, Clayton
McGuire is on a mission and nothing will stand in his way. He is
determined to get revenge against the gang that set him up and take back what
was stolen from him all those years ago.

Clay will stop at nothing to win back his honor and
the heart of the only woman he has ever loved. Will she take him back when he
finds her? Or will he be condemned to live a life without his soulmate?

Cover Design: FS Meurinne

Renegade by Jeanne
McDonald

A chance meeting between a rookie
cop and a common criminal who’s searching for a way out.

An unforeseen circumstance.
An instant attraction. A magnetic connection.

Tattooed, pierced, and
foul-mouthed, she can’t help but be drawn to him.

Two people entirely wrong for one
another, yet so perfectly right.

When their worlds collide, Lucy
Diamond will learn the true meaning of love and sacrifice as she embarks on the
road of no return with bad boy Jude Wallace.

Like a thief in the night, love
will take them both by surprise.

Cover Design: Jada D’Lee Designs

DesolationBy Jo Matthews

Liam Jenkins grew up with everything he ever
wanted. At age 17, his world is ripped apart and he finds himself without a home,
without a car, and without money. His support system is gone and he is left to
fend for himself. Not having any other option, Liam turns to sex and small
crimes to survive.

When a beautiful woman chooses not to turn him into
the cops but invites him to her hotel room instead, Liam’s world is flipped
upside down again and everything he’s learned on the streets ceases to exist.

What will happen when one night with her isn’t
enough? When she haunts his thoughts and dreams? When his past finally catches
up with him, will he be able to start over? And will his mystery woman be there
to see him through?

Cover Design: Jo Matthews

Low By Mary Elizabeth

Lowen Seely has been forced into
making bad choices his whole life but none as consequential as the one that
lands him behind bars. He thought times were tough before he was locked up; the
boy from the hood learns living a law-abiding life is nearly impossible with a
felony record.

He finds hope in Poesy Ashby, the
girl who kissed him through glass partitions every weekend for two years.

Not everything is simple, but in
her he finds strength.

In her, he is brave.

Even crooks love.

When Lowen and Poesy stare poverty
in the face, he has another choice to make.

And this time, she’s driving.

Cover Design: Valentine S.

Don’t Let Me GoBy Sarah Elizabeth

Based almost entirely on body language, intimate feelings can develop
within less than a minute of meeting someone.

Additionally, meeting in a dangerous situation increases the chances of
falling in love.

This is that fall.

Where meeting her eyes means seeing it through.

Following down from the start to don’t let me go.

From roll up to run.

Between old glory and new beginnings.

This is what happens when a lamb is carried to the slaughter by courage,
instead of a cowardly lion.

Jeanne McDonald began telling
stories at the ripe young age of five, when her mother considered the truth to
be a lie due to her extensive embellishment to the retelling of an event.
She wrote her first short story when she was twelve years old, and at the
age of sixteen she tried her hand at poetry. She reconnected with her
love for writing in 2010 thanks to the encouragement of a dear friend.

Her passions include a “mild”
Starbucks addiction, music, reading, quotes, movies, and romance. When
she’s not spending time with her family, she can be found reading, writing,
chatting with her friends or diligently working toward her bachelor’s degree in
Speech Pathology and Audiology. A proud Texan, Jeanne currently resides
in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with her family.

Jo Matthews is an Arizona native,
where she lives with son. A stay-at-home mom since 2007, she only recently
discovered her love and passion for the written word. When she’s not writing,
she’s usually knee deep in editing—an aspect she thoroughly enjoys.

As an editor, she has propelled
quite a few authors into the published world, and with her skills, has landed
several stories on Amazon’s Top Sellers lists.

Mary Elizabeth is an up and coming
author who finds words in chaos, writing stories about the skeletons hanging in
your closets. Known as The Realist, she is one half of The Elizabeths—a duo
brave enough to never hide the truth. Born and raised in Southern California,
she’s a wife, mother of four beautiful children, and dog tamer to one
enthusiastic Pit Bull and a prissy Chihuahua. She’s a hairstylist by day but
contemporary fiction, new adult author by night. Mary can often be found finger
twirling her hair and chewing on a stick of licorice while writing and
rewriting a sentence over and over until it’s perfect. She discovered her
talent for tale-telling accidentally, but literature is in her chokehold. And
she’s not letting go until every story is told.

love’s listener is a lone wolf
born a unicorn with a red panda soul and a heart she drew herself. friend,
sister, elizabeth, and true
love, she’s a messenger that makes art with words and
love with art. she’s been yelly, yellowglue, squeak, cuppycakes, precious
pinks, warren, little grey, a girl named ben, and sarahbear. she’s a
synesthete, a heart junkie, a truth seeker and secret keeper. poet half,
sun half, and total scripturient, Sarah’s work is equal parts her passion,
sanctuary, precipice, vice, adventure, restorative, deliverance, and joy. she
currently resides in Kansas City, and she’s bringing Rococo back.

Clay McGuire walked out of Brooke Perlo’s life and straight to prison for a crime he did not commit. Ten years later Clay has a plan, get Brooke back and find out who set him up. Clay knows he hurt Brooke, but it was the only way he could think of letting her go and not crumbling in prison. Brooke however is not welcoming Clay back with open arms, he destroyed her heart but with his persistence she finds herself weakening because Brooke knows only one man can ever hold her heart, Clay.

Full of grit, Clay oozes alpha male. This was a fantastic romance suspense to start off the anthology with.

Renegade by Jeanne McDonald

It took one moment to change Officer Lucy Diamond’s life in a completely unexpected way. When she meets Jude she doesn’t know what to think but there is an undeniable chemistry that can’t be ignored. Lucy is everything good, while Jude is everything bad, together they are just right.

Written to the tune of the Beatles, this was a surprising story about opposites who certainly attract.

Desolation by Jo Matthews

At seventeen Liam Jenkins was homeless and on the streets, he made his way surviving and sleeping with a woman when he was lonely. There was one woman though that’s memory stayed with him, Paige she was the one woman he regretted walking away from but what could he offer her in return? Perhaps fate will be forgiving and they will meet again one day.

Intriguing story, you felt for Liam and the instances of his being homeless.

Low by Mary Elizabeth

Lowen “Low” is just trying to survive and help his family and his girl Being dealt blow after blow he has lived a life a crime. Now he is in jail and with his girl anxious for his return, will Low be able to live on the straight and narrow when he gets out?

Gritty tale of true love who are trying to stay one step ahead.

Don’t Let Me Go by Sarah Elizabeth

This one is a bit more difficult to write a synopsis on. It vacillates between characters and has a definite fifties bad boy vibe to it. I kept thinking of The Outsiders when picturing the characters.

One touch, one kiss, one night…can change everything. Join USA TODAY & New York Times Bestseller C.J. Ellisson, Calinda B, Patricia A. Wolf and Lila Dubois for four stories of red-hot erotic romance and sexy paranormal magic. From encounters with a vampire, a birthday party gone wild, a super-hot male stripper who’s more than human, and a sexy new game at a BDSM club, this collection of stories has everything you need to spice up your spring.

Kissed by a Vampire

By Patricia A. Wolf

Lost in passions Sarah never dreamed possible, she wonders if a seductive encounter could lead to something more. But when Michael stands her up, she realizes it was all a fantasy.

Can a second chance meeting bring back the passions they once felt? Or will his vampire secret destroy everything?

The Beckoning of Beguiling Things

By Calinda B.

Can 24 hours really change your life? Marissa Engles is about to find out. When she heads to Las Vegas with her sisters and her best friend, she meets sexy, Thunder from Down Under dancer Chris King and hits the jackpot, in more ways than one.

A secret magical society, an evil sorcerer, and a powerful male watching her from the sidelines add to the intrigue. And King himself has a dark secret that may prove Marissa’s undoing. Everything hinges on whether Marissa’s willing to leap without looking and face the consequences.

Loving Ms. Wrong

By C.J. Ellisson

Katrina attends a birthday party for her friend Carla. Little does the health food storeowner know that the fateful girls night out will change her life forever.

Marcus, the polished metrosexual who hates to get his hands dirty, stumbles upon the ladies at a local bar. Sparks fly when the two meet, courtesy of a 12-sided sex dice and a night neither one will ever forget.

A is for…

By Lila Dubois

When the overseers of LA’s most exclusive BDSM club declare the start of a sexy new game that all members must play, Anna has no choice but to participate. Master Jensen knows who, and what, he wants—Anna—but before he can have her he’ll have to prove to the lovely submissive that he can master every letter of the alphabet.

Sarah is not the type of girl to hook up, nor is she the type to fly on a plane, enjoy the surroundings of a beach and drum up a conversation with a stranger. For her best friend though she will do it, even if she is miserable every step of the way. When she meets Michael during the co-ed bachelor party she has no idea who he is or the fact that he is a vampire. Her inhibition out of the way, Sarah is drawn to Michael in a way she knows is something special.
�Fun story, the beginning with Sarah on the plane was hilarious. This story definitely could lead to a sequel, you don’t know much about Michael’s story but it is intriguing and I found I wanted more.

Loving Ms. Wrong by C.J. Ellisson
She was not his type but everything Marcus learned about her had him wanting to find out more. Katrina was having a girls night with her friend and the theme was naughty. When Marcus offer to see Katrina home a pair of dice with all sorts of sexual positions peaks his interest, but he is not the only one Katrina wants to find out more about the man who is so opposite herself.

Quite intriguing. I loved the idea of this story with the sex dice and you had a metrosexual man and a free spirit, they mesh. Delightful to read.

The Beckoning of Beguiling Things by Calinda B.>
Marissa Engles is spending the weekend in Vegas with her sisters and best friend, even though they are pushing for her to get wild and live free, Marissa is not interested. That is until Thunder From Down Under dancer Chris King makes an appearance and a surfer names Jason who keeps her perplexed.

Magic in Sin City, Marissa doesn’t know it yet but her life is about to drastically change but who will be the man who sets her path in motion? Interesting story, this has a whole fantasy element that was fascinating to see what would happen to Marissa.

A is for…by Lila Dubois
When a new game is introduced in an exclusive BDSM club, it is met with intrigue but also apprehension. Submissive Anna has no choice but to participate, but her greatest fear is she will be given another a master who is not Master Jensen. Master Jensen has wanted to bond with Anna, but she has been reluctant but this new exercise as a sub may just give her the push she needs to make a decision.

Seductive, this was a creative twist for BDSM stories. I liked that there was a history with Anna and Jensen that is explored even further.

Excellent anthology, each stories heat level elevates as the book goes on.

Ophelia had been in happily wedded bliss with her new husband Navy SEAL Vinny DeInnocentis, but when she found out she was pregnant she is completely thrown for a loop. Ophelia has been so focused on her gritty reporting often exposing falsehoods in the political systems, that she knows once she announces she is pregnant that career will be sidelined. Now on an assignment to expose Pennsylvania’s governor, Ophelia may risk everything she has for a story.

This is a follow up story to one of Marless Melton’s previous novels. I thought this was unexpected, although I did not know the history between Vinny and Ophelia, it was easy to pick up and no doubting the love shared between the two. Intriguing read.

Holding On by Stephanie Tyler
Jamie Michaels knows her baby will be coming soon, but she is determined to wait until her Navy SEAL husband Chris Waldron can be there. Her little baby though seems to be holding all the cards though and with Chris on an assignment that could delay him from getting there in time, time is running out.

A follow up story to the Hold On series. Very sweet story, I had not read any from this series but was curious enough that I will definitely be picking it up.

Mutiny’s Bounty by Delilah Devlin
Lace McElhannon isn’t one to usually back down when she wants something, swimming with sharks, not so much but making a play for ex-SEAL Dex Haygood absolutely. Vacationing Dex is one of the men keeping an eye out on the seas as well as the guests, but he is a man who likes to be in control and Lace is a perfect candidate for some high seas adventure.

Seductive, liked Dex is he is very straight to the point, while Lace wants to play, Dex wants to conquer. Had a little bit of everything, humor, romance, and suspense.

Warrior by Gennita Low
After a not so normal introduction, SEAL Lucas Branson who always goes after what he wants, knows he wants journalist Kit Ling Harrison. Kit is different than any woman he has ever met and although their time together is brief, the plan is to spend more time together after Lucas gets back from assignment. Imagine Lucas’s surprise when he finds Kit in Taliban territory and even more surprising that she doesn’t panic, she flourishes.

New author for me, this was a lot of fun to read. It was humorous as well as told a serious story. Definitely going to check out more from this author.

Seal’s Desire by Elle James
Navy SEAL Remy LaDue has been anxiously waiting for his leave which just so happens to land on Valentine’s Day, he has plans with a woman he has been lusting over for years. Now he just has to find her, but NCIS agent Mitchell Sanders is undercover working as a stripper trying to find out what happened to her friend. Once Remy finds her though all bets are out Remy doesn’t know if he should spank her or help her.

Delicious, the story was sexy and had you drawn in instantly. I was surprised by some of the turns in this story, an unexpected treat.

Breaking Free by Teresa Reasor
When her brother is injured and in a coma on a mission, Zoe Weaver runs to his side receiving comfort from his teammates and trying to make sense of his condition. Lieutenant Adam “Hawk” Yazzie offers his home to Zoe and her mother while her brother remains in a coma. When it looks like the injury her brother sustained could possibly be foul play, Hawk enlists Zoe’s help all the while trying to keep his attraction to her quiet, for Hawk has some fears of his own and one of them is believing he can have a happily ever after of his own.

This felt more like a full novel to me in this anthology set. Has a lot of story going on from Zoe to Hawk to the mystery behind Zoe’s brothers injury. Entertaining story.

Seal’s Lost dream by JM Madden

Veterinarian Willow James doesn’t know much about Joe Flynn other than he has a knack for finding animals needing help, he’s attractive, and he is an enigma. Former Navy SEAL K9 Flynn has not been able to get past losing his partner while on duty which is why he wants nothing to do with animals, but it seems like they are determined to find him. Flynn feels he is damaged but with Willow’s easy demeanor and a dog who has decided that she is his, Flynn is beginning to believe he has another shot at happiness.

This was a unique story as it focused on K9’s, I had not read a book like this before. A heartfelt read.

Seal My Destiny by Sharon Hamilton
Navy Seal Luke Paulsen knows he is not handling the remnants from his last tour well and when he meets a woman who completely throws him off his game, he wonders if she may just be the distraction he needs. However after a brief encounter it implodes, leaving a hurt young woman and Luke wonder if he will ever forget the nightmares that are haunting him. When he finds the girl he can’t forget again at a wedding, Luke needs to decide if he is willing to let him go a second time.

The story starts with a bang, very fun read and a perfect book to end the anthology with.